Allora, Yangan to be showcased in film to be screened at Cannes Film Festival

By Sam BurgessUpdated
Fri 2 May 2014, 9:21 AM AEST

A film shot on Queensland's southern Darling Downs will be shown at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival later this month.

Film students from Griffith University shot 'Ouroboros' in Allora and Yangan last year.

The time-travel themed short film used the towns for 'present day' scenes.

Director Henry Boffin says they provided a great backdrop and with some locals appearing as extras, the communities were very accommodating.

"Allora kind of has a little bit of a nostalgic feel to it, we really loved that and enjoyed that," he said.

It will screen in Cannes later this month but locals will see it first in Allora this weekend.

"I hope they love it, we had Allora locals being extras in the film and they were also supportive," Mr Boffin said.

"It will be one thing for them to see themselves and also to see locations they recognise in a professional film, so I really look forward to their reactions to that and I hope we did the town justice."

It is not the town's first brush with the silver screen.

Mary Poppins' author PL Travers lived there and her story was told in the film Saving Mr Banks.